Eyeglass-mounting.



C. L. MERRY.

' EYEGLASS MOUNTING.

APPLICATION FILED IAN-30, 1915.

1, 173,982. Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

WITNESSES: IN VE N TOR w Char/e5 Amer/y ATTQR/VEY THE COLUMBIA PLANOIIRAPH CO" WASHINGTON, D C.

"citizen of the United States, residing at.

mas-see.

CHARLES L. MERRY, 0E KANsAscI'rY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOB T0 MERRY OPTICAL COMPANY, 0E Kansas-CITY, MIssou I, A OORPGRATION 0E IaIssoUn EYEGEAss-MoUNrINe.

- Be it'known thatI, CHARLEs L.-MEREY, a

Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and Z State of- Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass- Mountings; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such" as will enable others skilled in theart to which it "appertains to make and use thesame,reference'being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and "to the letters and figures of reference marked. a part of this speclfithereomwhich form cation. I

.My invention relates to eye-glass and speetaclemountings, and has for its principal object to provide a mounting to which 7 aneye-glass or spectacle lens may be easily a appearance, and which Wlll hold the lens and quicklyiapplied, which is sightly in securely to prevent its loss from the mounting. orv its becomlng loosened therefrom, and more partlclarly to improved means for combining a keeper wedge with the lens strap of a mounting to effectually attach the mount-- ingto a lens. lnsaccomplishing this object; I have provided the improved'details of structure hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:'

; ,"Figure I 1s ,a perspective View of a preferred form 1 of my improved mounting,

illustrating the application of a lens thereto.

trating'the keeper sockets in the strap ears. v

Fig. III is a cross section of the mounting, particularly illustrating the wedge-like construction and themounting of the keeper. Fig. IV is a detail perspective view of the keeper portion of the mountmg. Fig. V is a cross section of the mounting on theline v v, Fig. III. Fig. I I is a detail perspective view of a mounting c'omprisinga modified form of ear socket and keeper'- wedge. Fig-VII is 'a detail view of'an eyei l Specification of Letters Patent.

' the lens.

Patented Feb. as, rare.

. Application filed January 30, 1915. Serial No. 5,201.

my improvements, comprises a slit 6 that opens through the edge of the lens-along the major axis and is preferably rectangular in outline; the face of the slit being preferably concaved to obviate sharp corners and the resultant tendency to breakage.

' faces 8 and socketed inner faces 9, the indentation being preferably inclined from their edges toward the longitudinal centerjof the ears and from the outer ends of the ears to enhance the appearance-of the mounting,

' and the sockets in the inner faces of the ears being adapted for receiving a keeper wedge (presently described)'and for pro viding space for surplusof the solder with which the wedge is 'attachedto the ears and cement with which the mountingis attached to a lens. I

Located between, the ears 4, with its side edges seated in the ear sockets 9, and-preferably soldered to the ears and strap base,

isakeeper member 10, preferably of wedgeshape, as illustrated in the drawings, the edges" of which are beveled or otherwise shaped to fit'snugly within and conform to the shape ofthe sockets 9 in the ears 4, and

the outer end of which is shaped to conform to the contour of the base of the slit 6 in aperture 11 through which cement may pass and equalize on opposite sides of a lens when the lens is being attached to a mounting. The-keeper-wedge is arranged'withthe point of the wedge directed inwardly toward the lens straps and terminating in ahead 12, which is square in cross-section and adapted for filling the space within the lens slit 6 in orderv to cooperate with the outer base of the wedge in preventing lost motion of the lens and to securely lock the lens to the mounting.

In manufacturing my improvement, the strap andears are, as heretofore mentioned, stamped from a single pieceof material and the sockets formed in theears during the stamping operation. After the piece is stamped, as described, the ears are bent to The keeper is provided with an may be distributed to the-dealer by aman-J lie parallel with each'other, with theisocltets 9 facing inwardly, and the strap'suitably attached to the bridge portion of. a m'ount- I ing. WVith the strap and ear parts so ar ranged, the keeper-wedge 1O isthen placed between the ears with'its'head 12 in'abut ment against the lens strap and soldered in position; the sockets 'in the'ears serving to set the keeper in properalinement relative to the lens, and thereby obviate the tedious With the keeper in position the mounting ufa'cturer and-the lens applied to the mounting when required, or 'the lensfmay be mounted by the manufacturen .Inl'either event, when the lensis to be "applied; to the 1 mountingytheslit endlof thelenspis placed between the: ears 4, with the keeper 10 pro,-.

' V jected into the slit in the lensuntil the edge vided through which cement may pass from f one side of the wedge to the other to 'equal-.

of the lens seats flush against the lens straps 8. Prior to the projection'of thelens into the mounti1 1g, cement is applied to the keepeig the straps and the tears of the mounting', so that when'th'e lens is in place the cement will form a permanent connection between the mounting and lens; the space in the slit left by. the wedge-shaped-keeper: being filled with the-:cemenflwhich, when hardened, forms a locking mass-to prevent the removalgof-gthe lens from the'keeperl 'Byuprovidingthe keeperjjwith; a head 12- of the ame thickness as the base end of the wedge,the'keeper-'is provided with a four-point bearing against the slit portion of the lens that will prevent lost notiozi. of the lens, and thereby insureagainst loos; ening of'the cement and eventual displacement of the lens, and by providing the,

wedge with the opening 11 a passage is proize the supply' inboth open spaces in the lens slit and thereby insure an effectual sealing ofthe parts,- andj;by reason (of the fact; that the ears are rigidly connected by being, soldered to opposite edges of the wedge a rigid connection is, formed there between; that prevents theears from spread ing and thereby insures positive and: permanentrigidity of the mounting.

Having thus described my invention, what Gopiesof this patent may 'be obtained jfor five eents each; by adgtressihg the,commissioner of Patents; V

I chimes new therein andfdesire to'seeure i 2. Aspectacle or eye-glassmounting gem prising socketed ears, and a keeper located; between, the ears; and having edges" shaped tothe contour of and seated in the 's'ocketed portions of the ears-f 3. =A-spectacle Or eye gljassmounting com; J prisingJlens earsghaving'faeingl'soekets'and keepermember adapted; to seat :b'etween' the ears with, its ,side d located with-in; Z0 I! the'sockets; U

4. A'spectar cle o1"eyeglass-mountingcome I prising sock'eted eas -ria s keeper located -6 r prising ears having, central outstanding poitionsandi'inclined side. portions. on; their outer, faces; and corresponding indentations 1 in their inneriiaces; and; alzeepe'rmember l 0-, Gated-between the .ears'fand having edges r shaped 'tocorrespond to and" seated within '1 the indentations in saidears. v t; r 5. A spectacle or eye-glass mounting. mm-

prising lens straps andfearsg'the said ears being" providedwith facingsockets, a keeper,

member located between the ears with its; fl "sidej 'edges projected: into, saidsoeketsand f its base lying flatTagainst/the :l'ens straps; V

1 6. '1 .he combination with a lens. having a slittherein, otfa mountingKhaving strapsr T .lyingll'lalong -the' edg'e of thedens and-ears lying along the facesthereofand covering. the slit; the said;ears'-havinggsockets in. alin'ement, with-the lens slit, andal keeper V a located within the lens slit"yiiithiits sidei'.v edges projected into thegean' sockets. I f v 7 Y The-combination with a lens havingsa r J c.9515 of a mountinghaving straps lying 'along} slit 7 therein providedvwith curved base",

the faces thereof andlcoveringthe slit ;;the

the lens slit with its-side edges; projected in presence oftwofwitnesses.

-Wit'nesses-: 1 We LYNN A. ".BOBINs N; V r 'LET LE. GOATSL'H said ears having sockets in :alinement with";

the lens slit; and a'keepen located-withineH-ARLEsL. M RE? 

